Supermarket retailer, Morrisons has revealed details of their 110 forecourts now retailing B30 biodiesel fuel.
According to What Diesel magazine, the supermarket chain has begun retailing B30 fuel- which comprises of 70 per cent standard diesel and 30 per cent rapeseed and recycled vegetable oil.
A new orange pump can be seen at Morrisons’ forecourts across the country and while the roll out of the B30 fuel began last year, it is set to continue through to the summer of this year.
The new fuel complies with European biodiesel standard EN14214 while the vegetable oils used are UK sourced- further reducing the carbon footprint of the new fuel.
The new fuel is said to have the same viscosity of normal diesel and is suitable for many diesel cars. Although the process of approving them with many vehicle manufacturers is still on going, meaning that for many using the fuel could invalidate their warranty. However all Peugeot and Citroen HDi engines dating from 1998 are already approved to use the fuel but PSA Peugeot -Citroen insist that an oil change is necessary to run on the fuel because a specific type of oil is compatible with it while service intervals must also be shorterned. Other manufacturers are in the process of running their own tests on the fuel.
B30 has also overcome some of the problems experienced with early biodiesel experiments and will not ‘wax’ in cold weather preventing filter blockages, while an oxidation stabiliser has been added to prevent the fuel degrading. A shelf life of at least six months is predicted.
As the fuel retails for the same price as regular diesel, it may take a while to get motor manufacturers and drivers on board. While the duty is lower on the biofuel element, the saving is cancelled out by the higher production costs. However the temporary dip in petrol and diesel prices will not last forever and as the price rises again, B30 could become the cheaper option.
Morrisons were also the first to retail Bioethanol E85 in early 2006, a fuel consisting of 85 per cent bioethanol and 15 per cent petrol. The E85 fuel is compatible with the Saab 9-5 Biopower Flex-fuel car. Phil Maud, Petrol Director at Morrisons, said that Morrisons was proud to be the country’s first petrol retailer to open BioEthanol E85 refuelling pumps, stating that it reinforced Morrisons’ position as the ‘UK’s largest forecourt retailer of alternative fuels’.
To find out details of Morrisons forecourts retailing alternative fuels, visit: www.morrisons.co.uk/Store-Finder/Store-services/Petrol-stations/
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Why do we have to wait so long for biodiesel to replace normal diesel and why is it the same price? There is no incentive to swap. Greener or not.
Comment by LES HOLLAND — January 27, 2010 @ 1:48 pm
AFTER ALL I SAW BIO DIESEL ADVERTISED ON A WHITE VAN ON THE M27 THE PRICE 79P A LITRE. I FAILED TO NOTE THE ADDRESS DOWN ,SO WHY ARE WE STILL BEING CONNED .AS SOME SUPERMARKETS MIX THE TWO @THE SAME PRICE .SOME MAKE THEIR OWN @AT REGULAR PRICES SO WHAT IS THE POINT IN CHANGING OVER .ANY ATTEMP TO GO GREEN AND ACHIEVE A SAVING AT THE PUMPS IS ,,,SADLY GONE AND WHY ARE’NT ESSO MAKING THE BIO FUELS .TOO BLOODY GREEDY THATS WHY ……LES
Comment by LES HOLLAND — January 27, 2010 @ 2:04 pm
Morrisons have stopped selling B30 biodiesel.
Because of the fuel duty they can’t supply it cheap enough.
Slabster
Comment by Slabster — February 8, 2010 @ 1:10 am
I run my citroen xud engine on 100% recycled veg oil and have done for 3 years (46k miles) it has a cold start tank wich i put diesel in .. i seen this morrisons b30 and thought i would give it a go in the cold start up tank instead of diesel …. what a load of rubbish it made my car harder to start when the temp was below 0 and smoke like a steam engine ….
i have teied this stuff more than once with the same poor starting and running.
WHY BOTHER? its the same price tax per ltr on reg diesel is 75p approx bio is 27p so whos the MUG?? us the consumer
whant my advice dont bother going green it will cost you more and you get no thanks for it
Comment by dave hull — February 13, 2010 @ 8:31 pm
i bought my toyota verso for £16,000 and its an 08 plate with only 100 miles on the clock i was pleased but not now not now i find out that my car is not working right due to toyota saying that the fuel i have been putting in from morrisons ie their biodiesel which i never knew was biodiesel so now i am waiting for my car to be fixed its going to take a week they have given me another car but i want my car now morrisons dont state on their fuel pumps that its biodiesel this is so not rite! us the customer should have a choice so i wont be going back to morrisons again even to do shopping!
Comment by diana — March 7, 2010 @ 10:10 am
i run my land rover on 100% Bio diesel and it costs me around 60 pence per litre. i dont use refuel points like esso, i used the internet to find local bio diesel companies. theres generally one in all parts of the uk its just a matter of looking for it.
Comment by chris — March 27, 2010 @ 5:04 pm
bio fuel is crap if ur car is not suited to it i dont think its rite unless the car engine can take the change, car engines were not made to take bio fuel so i think this country should stop with the bio fuel until our cars can take it stop expermenting with our cars as we are the ones paying for wot happens when things go wrong with the cars engine
Comment by diana — May 19, 2010 @ 8:55 am
@diana, all diesel contains 5% biodiesel by law.
The Morrisons B30 was clearly labelled when it was on sale. If you can’t figure this out, you shouldn’t have a driving license.
Comment by William — June 16, 2010 @ 8:45 pm
Do they still sell it? As on the web it says they do thanks
Comment by mac — June 20, 2010 @ 6:53 pm
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